US8789410B2 - Device for monitoring metal wires in a tire - Google Patents

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US8789410B2
US8789410B2 US13/142,386 US200913142386A US8789410B2 US 8789410 B2 US8789410 B2 US 8789410B2 US 200913142386 A US200913142386 A US 200913142386A US 8789410 B2 US8789410 B2 US 8789410B2
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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of tires.
  • a tire comprises several rubber profiled elements superposed on one another and reinforcing threads embedded in the rubber of some of these profiled elements.
  • the term “thread” is to be interpreted here in a general sense.
  • a monofilament thread, a multifilament thread, a cord or a folded yarn for example will be termed a thread.
  • the thread may or may not be surface treated.
  • These threads form plies and are laid substantially parallel to one another within one and the same ply. The threads reinforce the tire to improve its strength and robustness.
  • Some of these threads are made of a magnetic material, for example of steel, notably in tires for vehicles of the heavy vehicle type.
  • the embedded threads form plies.
  • defects is to be interpreted here as referring to an irregularity in the thread. This irregularity could notably be a cut, a destranding, or alternatively a significant reduction in the cross section of the thread as a result of the wearing, corroding or oxidation of the thread.
  • the prior art discloses a checking facility that uses X-ray inspection.
  • a checking facility that uses X-ray inspection.
  • such a facility is relatively expensive and requires a high level of investment.
  • document U.S. Pat. No. 6,005,388 discloses a device for checking the tire.
  • the device comprises a receiver member that receives a magnetic flux generated from two induction members.
  • the magnetic flux generates, within the receiver member, a condition signal representative of the threads facing the receiver member.
  • a device is capable of roughly identifying a region containing a number of threads which may possibly include defective threads, without being capable of identifying precisely which threads are the defective ones.
  • one aspect of the invention is directed to a device for checking a tire reinforcing thread, comprising:
  • the dimensions of the receiver member are designed so as to measure only the magnetic flux flowing through the thread for checking when, during operation, the alignment of the device is directed parallel to the direction of the said thread.
  • the device according to the invention makes it possible to detect any defect there might be thread by thread and to pinpoint the defect precisely, unlike the device of the prior art. It is thus possible to count and identify precisely each thread that is exhibiting a defect.
  • the overall U shape allows the device according to the invention to be oriented in such a way that the direction of alignment is oriented substantially in the direction of the thread for checking.
  • the magnetic flux generated by the induction member passes only through the thread situated in line with the legs.
  • the receiver member which, by being situated between the legs, detects any magnetic leakage there might be without the other threads adjacent to the thread that is being checked disrupting the detection.
  • the dimensions of the induction member or members may be greater than the dimensions of the receiver member.
  • the induction members may thus cover or “illuminate” a number of threads, for example 3 to 4 threads, without that preventing thread by thread checking. Specifically, because of the way in which the device is arranged when in operation, the receiver member will detect any potential flux leakage from just the one thread in line with which it is positioned without in any way detecting any potential flux leakages from the other threads with which it is not aligned.
  • Thread by thread checking therefore relies on the physical principle of a magnetic flux being induced in each thread by at least one of the legs, and this flux being detected by the receiver member that receives the flux or fluxes.
  • the head of the receiver member has, for example, dimensions that are suitable in relation to the distance or spacing between two consecutive threads that are to be checked. The device therefore detects the presence of any defect in a thread independently of whether or not there is a defect in one of the threads contiguous with the thread being checked.
  • such a device has the advantage of allowing non-destructive testing of the tire or of the reinforcing ply.
  • the receiver member comprises a flux receiver head which, in the direction perpendicular to the direction of alignment, has a dimension substantially smaller than or equal to the diameter of the thread.
  • the width of the receiver head refers to the dimension of the part that forms the sensor of the receiver member. This part is specific to each type of sensor. Because the receiver head has a dimension that is smaller than or equal to the diameter of the thread, the detection signal will therefore be at a maximum when it is placed above the thread being checked, the threads of course not being in contact with one another and being separated by a space.
  • the dimension of the receiver head is less than or equal to 5 mm, or even 3 mm and preferably 2 mm.
  • the threads for checking have a diameter smaller than 5 mm and most of them have a diameter varying between 1 to 2 mm, and are spaced apart by a spacing of at least 1 mm.
  • the dimension of the receiver head can beneficially range between 2 and 3 mm, so as to allow a wide variety of tires to be checked.
  • the detection member is situated equal distances from the first and second legs and this improves the signal/noise ratio.
  • the receiver member is conventionally of the inductive type and comprises a receiver coil. It comprises a magnetic sensor of the magneto-resistive sensor type, the magneto-impedance sensor type or the Hall-effect type.
  • the receiver member may comprise a magnetic sensor such as an anisotropic magneto-resistive sensor, a giant magneto-resistive sensor or a giant magneto-impedance sensor.
  • the induction member itself may be of the inductive type powered by an AC or a DC source.
  • the receiver member may be made up of one or more permanent magnets.
  • the device is able to induce a magnetic field and a corresponding magnetic flux in the or each thread. If there is a defect, the reluctance of the or each checked thread varies and this results in a variation in the induced field and in the magnetic flux.
  • the support supports first and second induction members that induce a first and a second magnetic flux in the magnetic support and in the or each thread.
  • the receiver member is situated between the first and second induction members so that the first and second magnetic fluxes are able to generate a signal in the receiver member.
  • the signal may, for example, and depending on the type of detection member, be an electromotive force, an electrical voltage or a variation in resistance.
  • the first and second induction members advantageously each create a magnetic flux of similar intensity and of a direction such that the flux is at least partially cancelled at the receiver member.
  • the device In the case of an electromotive force and if a defect is present, the device is able to detect a variation in the measured electromotive force with respect to a reference value for the electromotive force.
  • Another aspect of the invention is directed to a method of monitoring or checking a tire or a ply comprising reinforcing threads which are made of a magnetic material and laid substantially parallel to one another at a given angle to the circumferential direction of the tire or to the longitudinal direction of the ply, using a checking device as defined hereinabove, wherein each thread of the tire or of the ply is checked in succession independently of one another.
  • the method according to the invention makes it possible to check the condition of each thread independently of the condition of the threads contiguous with the thread being checked. Thus, it is possible to identify precisely which thread it is that is exhibiting a defect.
  • the method can be applied to an unvulcanized green tire, to a new vulcanized tire, to a retreaded tire or else to a ply of rubber.
  • the receiver member is kept in contact with the tire or with the ply being checked.
  • the receiver member comprises a flux receiver head which, in the direction perpendicular to the direction of alignment, has a dimension substantially smaller than or equal to the diameter of the thread.
  • the tire or the ply is moved with respect to the device and a signal representative of the condition of the or each thread as a function of the relative movement of the tire or of the ply with respect to the device is measured.
  • the value of the measured signal is compared against a reference value so that any defect with the or each thread can be detected.
  • a geometric characteristic of the or each thread is determined as a function of a variation in the measured signal.
  • the tire comprises threads that are uniformly spaced.
  • the signal therefore varies periodically.
  • the presence of a thread corresponds for example to a minimum or to a maximum of the signal. From this then it is possible to deduce the number of threads in the circumferential length of tire or the length of ply and, by knowing the speed of relative movement between the tire or the ply and the device, the spacing between each thread in the circumferential length of tire or the length of ply.
  • the presence of a thread corresponds, for example, to a minimum or to a maximum of the signal when the device is oriented substantially parallel to the thread, that is to say when the direction of alignment is substantially parallel to the thread being checked.
  • the signal varies until it reaches a turning point, for example a maximum, when the angle of rotation of the device is substantially equal to the angle formed by the thread with the longitudinal direction of the ply or with the circumferential direction of the tire.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a checking facility comprising a checking device according to a first embodiment able to implement a checking method according to a first embodiment;
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of part of the facility of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a view of the facility of FIG. 1 in cross section
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating a device of the facility of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 1 of a facility comprising a device according to a second embodiment capable of implementing a checking method according to a second embodiment;
  • FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 3 of the facility of FIG. 6 ;
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 schematically and respectively illustrate facilities comprising devices according to third and fourth embodiments capable of implementing checking methods according to third and fourth embodiments;
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a facility according to a fifth embodiment capable of implementing a checking method according to a fifth embodiment
  • FIG. 11 illustrates means of articulation of the checking device of the facility of FIG. 10 ;
  • FIG. 12 is a view of the facility of FIG. 10 from above;
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate checking methods according to sixth and seventh embodiments.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a device according to an eight embodiment.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 depict a facility comprising a checking device according to a first embodiment and denoted by the general reference 10 .
  • the facility 10 comprises a tire 14 support frame 12 .
  • the frame 12 could support an unvulcanized green tire 14 .
  • the facility 10 also comprises means 16 of rotating the tire 14 .
  • the facility 10 comprises a device 18 for checking the tire 14 and means 19 for guiding the device 18 .
  • the tire 14 exhibits substantial symmetry of revolution about an axis of revolution X.
  • the tire 14 comprises first and second radially internal catching edges 20 , 22 that delimit it.
  • the tire 14 comprises first and second sidewalls 24 , 26 and a tread 28 .
  • the tread 28 is axially delimited by first and second ends 30 , 32 known as shoulders.
  • the tire 14 additionally comprises a radially external, called circumferential, tread surface 34 and a radially internal surface 36 .
  • the tire 14 also comprises first and second circular bead wires 38 , 40 substantially coaxial with the axis X.
  • the tire 14 comprises reinforcing threads 42 a , 42 b made of a magnetic material, in this instance a metallic material, here made of steel.
  • the reinforcing threads 42 a situated under the tread 28 form the crown reinforcing belt.
  • the reinforcing threads 42 b running between the first and second bead wires 38 , 40 form the carcass reinforcing ply.
  • the wires 42 a , 42 b are grouped together in various plies and laid substantially parallel to one another within one and the same ply.
  • the means 16 of rotation comprise drive means 44 for driving the tire 14 and guide means 46 for guiding it.
  • the means 44 comprise two motorized rollers 48 that rotate about axes X 1 , X 2 substantially parallel to the axis X and that are positioned in contact with the tread 28 so as to rotate the tire 14 .
  • the means 42 also comprise guide means 50 , 52 , 54 for the axial, radial and circumferential guidance of the tire 14 .
  • the axial guidance means 50 comprise first and second pairs 56 , 58 of guide rollers 56 a , 56 b and 58 a , 58 b .
  • the first and second pairs 56 , 58 are positioned substantially symmetrically with respect to an axial median plane of the tire 14 .
  • the guide rollers 56 a - b , 58 a - b are respectively positioned in contact with the first and second sidewalls 24 , 26 .
  • the radial guidance means 52 comprise first and second guide rollers 60 , 62 positioned respectively in contact with the first and second edges 20 , 22 .
  • the circumferential guidance means 54 comprise a roller 64 for rolling the tire 14 free to rotate about an axis X 3 substantially parallel to the axis X.
  • the guide means 19 of the device 18 are arranged so that the device 18 follows the contour of the radially internal surface 36 when the device 18 is moved along the guide means 19 .
  • the guide means 19 comprise a guide forming a rail 66 .
  • the guide 66 is in the overall shape of an inverted U.
  • the device 18 is of the eddy current type.
  • the device 18 comprises a support 67 made of magnetic material supporting first and second induction members 68 , 70 that respectively induce first and second electromagnetic fields B 1 , B 2 respectively generating first and second magnetic fluxes P 1 , P 2 in the support 67 and each thread 42 a , 42 b .
  • the device 18 comprises a receiver member 74 that receives the first and second fluxes P 1 , P 2 .
  • the receiver member 74 is situated between the first and second induction members 68 , 70 so that the first and second fields B 1 , B 2 are capable of generating a signal representative of the condition of each thread 42 a , 42 b in the member 74 .
  • the fields B 1 , B 2 generate a signal in the receiver member 74 , and the nature of this signal is dependent on the type of receiver as was already explained earlier. For the sake of convenience in the following, it will be considered that the representative signal in question is an electromotive force denoted E.
  • the receiver member 74 is situated equal distances from the members 68 , 70 and therefore from the legs 82 , 84 .
  • the device 18 is set up in such a way that the algebraic values of the fields B 1 and B 2 are such that the value of the signal (the electromotive force E) is at a minimum, or even zero, if the thread exhibits symmetry, and exhibits no defect. It is then possible to alter the amplitude and phase of the fields B 1 and B 2 in an attempt to cause the value of the signal (the electromotive force E) to tend toward a value for which the signal has a minimum amplitude.
  • the device 18 also comprises means 76 for measuring the signal (the electromotive force E) and means 78 for comparing the signal (the electromotive force E) against a reference value (electromotive force E 0 ).
  • Each induction member 68 , 70 comprises an induction coil 80 .
  • the support 67 has the overall shape of a U comprising first and second magnetic legs 82 , 84 that respectively conduct the first and second fluxes P 1 , P 2 into each thread 42 a , 42 b .
  • the support also comprises a crossbar 85 connecting the legs 82 , 84 together.
  • Each induction coil 80 is arranged around each leg 82 , 84 .
  • Each first and second leg has an end for conducting each magnetic flux P 1 , P 2 into the thread being checked.
  • the ends define a direction of alignment.
  • the first and second induction members 68 , 70 and the receiver member 74 are also substantially aligned in the direction of alignment.
  • the direction of alignment is substantially parallel to the direction in which each thread to be checked runs.
  • the device is arranged in such a way as to measure only the magnetic flux flowing through the thread to be checked when, in operation, the direction of alignment is directed substantially parallel to the direction in which the thread being checked runs.
  • the receiver member 74 comprises a receiver head 86 , in this instance a core around which a coil 88 for receiving the fluxes P 1 , P 2 is arranged.
  • the legs 82 , 84 , the crossbar 85 and the core 86 are made of ferrite.
  • the head 86 is intended to be positioned in line with the surface 34 of the tire 14 and has relevant dimensions for receiving the magnetic fluxes P 1 , P 2 such that the receiver member is capable of detecting a variation in flux when the device is moved with respect to the tire 14 over a distance equal to the spacing separating two contiguous threads 42 a , 42 b for checking.
  • the head 86 has a substantially cylindrical shape with a diameter substantially equal to 1 mm and a length of approximately 33 mm.
  • the coil 88 comprises several turns of a wire wound around the core 86 .
  • the wire has a diameter less than 1 mm and in this particular instance of 0.6 mm.
  • the coil 88 comprises one hundred or so turns, specifically 103 turns distributed over four superposed layers.
  • the coil 88 extends over a height of 2 mm over the core 86 .
  • the resonant frequency of the receiver member 74 is 960 kHz.
  • the member 74 has an impedance of 73 ⁇ at 100 kHz for an inductance of 115 ⁇ H.
  • a coil of this type is capable of detecting a variation in flux as the said device passes across the spacing separating two contiguous threads for checking.
  • the device also comprises means 90 for keeping the core 86 in contact with the surface 36 .
  • These means 90 notably comprise a spring 91 .
  • the thread 42 a comprises first and second parts 42 a 1 , 42 a 2 .
  • the first part 42 a 1 is situated between the member 74 and the induction member 68 .
  • the second part 42 a 2 is situated between the member 74 and the induction member 70 .
  • the device 18 is arranged in such a way that each first and second magnetic flux P 1 , P 2 is capable of flowing respectively through the first and through the second part 42 a 1 , 42 a 2 of the thread 42 a.
  • the two magnetic fluxes P 1 , P 2 then passing through the receiver member 74 generate a signal (an electromotive force E 0 ), called the reference signal, that corresponds to two closed magnetic circuits C 1 , C 2 depicted in dotted line.
  • E 0 an electromotive force
  • the induction members 68 , 70 are strictly identical, the value of the reference signal (the electromotive force E 0 ) is equal to 0 when the phase of the voltages creating the fluxes P 1 and P 2 is correctly adjusted.
  • the members 68 , 70 have different characteristics so that the value of the reference signal (the electromotive force E 0 ) is different from 0.
  • the two magnetic fluxes P 1 , P 2 then pass through the receiver member 74 , generating an electromotive force E′ which, in the example depicted, corresponds to a closed magnetic circuit C 1 and to a magnetic circuit C 2 that exhibits higher reluctance than the magnetic circuit C 2 in FIG. 4 .
  • the value of the measured signal (the electromotive force E′) is different from the value of the reference signal (electromotive force E 0 ).
  • the facility 10 is capable of implementing a checking method according to a first embodiment, of which the key stages associated with the invention will be described hereinafter.
  • the tire 14 is positioned in the facility 10 .
  • the first and second catching edges 20 , 22 are positioned respectively on the first and second guide rollers 60 , 62 and the first and second sidewalls 24 , 26 are positioned respectively against the guide rollers 56 a - b , 58 a - b.
  • rollers 48 are then pressed firmly against the tread surface 34 .
  • the tire 14 is then checked with a view to detecting any potential defects with the threads 42 a , 42 b of the tire 14 .
  • Each thread 42 a , 42 b is checked in succession independently of one another.
  • first and second induction members 68 , 70 are positioned facing the tire 14 and the core 86 is kept in contact with the radially internal surface 36 .
  • the induction members 68 , 70 can also be kept in contact with the said internal surface 36 .
  • the tire 14 is then made to rotate about the axis X using the rollers 48 and the value of the signal (electromotive force E) generated in the receiver member 74 as a function of the relative movement of the tire 14 with respect to the device 18 is measured.
  • the core 86 is kept in contact with the internal surface 36 .
  • the tire 14 is made to effect one revolution. Alternatively, and to make the detection of any potential defect more reliable, the tire 14 is made to effect a number of revolutions.
  • each value of the signal (of the electromotive force E) measured for each thread is compared against the value of the reference signal (the electromotive force E 0 ), so that any defect there may be in each thread 42 a , 42 b can be detected.
  • a first portion of the tire 14 facing the first and second induction members 68 , 70 is checked in this way.
  • This portion forms a circular band the width of which is substantially equal to the distance between the first and second induction members 68 , 70 .
  • the device 18 is then moved axially and/or radially along the contour of the surface 36 and the tire 14 is rotated again about the axis X. A second circular band adjacent to the first portion is checked in this way.
  • a position of the tire 14 about the axis X with respect to a reference position is measured.
  • the angular position of the tire 14 with respect to a reference angular position is determined.
  • the position of the device 18 in the guide means 19 when a defect is detected is also recorded so as to determine which circular band contains the defect.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate a facility according to a second embodiment. Elements similar to those depicted in the preceding figures are denoted by the same references.
  • the facility 10 does not comprise guide means 19 for guiding the device 18 .
  • the first and second induction members 68 , 70 and the receiver member 74 are axially and radially fixed with respect to the tire 14 .
  • the member 74 is positioned substantially in an axial median plane of the tire 14 and the head 86 is positioned in contact with the internal surface 36 .
  • the installation 10 in FIGS. 6 and 7 is capable of implementing a checking method according to a second embodiment.
  • each first and second induction member 68 , 70 is positioned axially substantially facing each first and second bead wire 38 , 40 respectively.
  • the core 86 is kept in contact with the internal surface 36 so that any defect with each thread 42 b running between the first and second bead wires 38 , 40 can be detected.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 depict a facility according to third and fourth embodiments. Elements similar to those depicted in the preceding figures are denoted by the same references.
  • the facility 10 in FIG. 8 is capable of implementing a checking method according to a third embodiment.
  • the first induction member is positioned axially facing the end 30 , 32 and the second induction member is positioned axially facing the bead wire 38 , 40 .
  • the head 86 is kept in contact with the sidewall 24 , 26 and the tire 14 is rotated and each sidewall 24 , 26 is thus respectively checked so that any defect with each thread 42 b in the carcass reinforcing ply situated in a region called the sidewall, running between the end 30 , 32 and the bead wire 38 , 40 , can be detected.
  • the facility 10 of FIG. 9 is capable of implementing a checking method according to a fourth embodiment.
  • each first and second induction member is positioned axially substantially facing each first and second axial end 30 , 32 of the tread 28 respectively.
  • the head 86 is kept in contact with the external surface 34 of the tread 28 and the tire 14 is rotated so that any defect in each thread 42 b of one of the carcass reinforcing plies can be detected.
  • FIGS. 10 to 12 depict a facility according to a fifth embodiment. Elements similar to those depicted in the previous figures are denoted by the same references.
  • the facility 10 also comprises means 92 of articulating the device 18 with respect to the tire 14 .
  • the articulation means 92 form means of articulating in terms of rotation the support 67 about a radial axis R substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation X of the tire and normal to the circumferential surface 34 .
  • the articulation means 92 comprise an arm 94 to which the device 18 is attached by means of a rotary joint 96 .
  • the facility 10 of FIGS. 10 to 12 is capable of implementing a checking method according to a fifth embodiment.
  • the threads 42 b of the carcass reinforcing ply extending in a substantially radial direction are checked, in the fifth embodiment, it is the threads 42 a of the crown reinforcing plies that are checked.
  • the threads 42 a run in a direction that makes an angle smaller than 90° with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire 14 .
  • this direction forms an angle ⁇ of ⁇ 45° with the circumferential direction of the tire 14 .
  • the device 18 is pivoted about the axis R by an angle ⁇ , here ⁇ 45°, and the tire 14 is checked in a similar way to the way described in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 schematically depicts a device according to a sixth embodiment. Elements similar to those depicted in the preceding figures are denoted by the same references.
  • the device 18 according to the sixth embodiment can be used to check a reinforcing ply 98 .
  • the ply 98 comprises metal threads 100 coated in a rubber compound, running substantially parallel to one another and making a given angle to the longitudinal direction of the ply 98 .
  • the facility 10 according to the sixth embodiment does not comprise any means 16 for rotating the tire 14 but comprises means (not depicted) for moving the reinforcing ply 98 .
  • the threads 100 are arranged substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing ply 98 in the case of a carcass reinforcing ply like the one illustrated in FIG. 13 .
  • the facility 10 of FIG. 13 is capable of implementing a checking method according to a sixth embodiment.
  • the reinforcing ply 98 is moved with respect to the device 18 .
  • the reinforcing ply 98 is moved translationally in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing ply 98 over a given length L.
  • a variation in the value of the signal (of the electromotive force) as a function of the movement of the reinforcing ply 98 is measured.
  • a geometric characteristic of the threads 100 is determined as a function of the variation in the value of the measured signal (electromotive force). In this particular instance, it is a number of threads 100 in the length of the reinforcing ply 98 moved that is determined.
  • it is a spacing between the threads 100 in the moved length of reinforcing ply 98 that is determined.
  • a tire 14 is checked.
  • circumferential revolution about the axis X is induced with respect to the device 18 respectively over a given circumferential length and the variation in signal as a function of the movement of the tire 14 is measured.
  • the number of threads in the circumferential length of the tire 14 and/or the spacing between the threads 100 in the circumferential length of the tire 14 is or are determined.
  • FIG. 14 depicts a device according to a seventh embodiment. Elements similar to those depicted in the preceding figures are denoted by the same references.
  • the reinforcing ply 98 comprises threads 102 running in a direction that makes an angle ⁇ smaller than 90° with the longitudinal direction of the ply, as in the case of a crown reinforcing ply as illustrated in FIG. 14 .
  • the angle ⁇ is approximately equal to ⁇ 45°.
  • the facility 10 according to the seventh embodiment comprises means (not depicted) of rotational articulation of the device 18 with respect to the reinforcing ply 98 about an axis R substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal surface 104 of the reinforcing ply 98 and passing through the head 86 .
  • the facility 10 in FIG. 14 is also capable of implementing a checking method according to a seventh embodiment.
  • each thread 102 is checked in succession independently of one another.
  • the device 18 is rotationally moved about the axis R.
  • the variation in the value of the signal (the electromotive force) as a function of an angle of rotation of the device 18 about the axis R is measured.
  • the angle formed by each thread 100 with the longitudinal direction of the ply 98 is determined.
  • a tire 14 is checked.
  • the device is moved rotationally about the axis R substantially perpendicular to the surface 34 of the tire 14 and the variation in signal as a function of the angle of rotation of the device is measured.
  • the angle formed by each thread 102 with the circumferential direction of the tire 14 is determined.
  • FIG. 15 depicts a device according to an eighth embodiment. Elements similar to those depicted in the preceding figures are denoted by the same references.
  • the device 18 comprises an induction member 68 that induces a magnetic flux P in each thread 42 a , 42 b .
  • the device 18 also comprises a receiver member 74 that receives the magnetic flux P.
  • the device 18 also comprises a support 67 made of a magnetic material and supporting the induction member 68 .
  • the support 67 is in the overall shape of a U and has first and second legs 82 , 84 for conducting the magnetic flux P into each thread 42 a , 42 b .
  • the receiving member 74 is situated between the legs 82 , 84 and comprises a magnetic sensor, in this instance a magneto-resistive sensor.
  • successful use has been made of a magneto-resistive sensor reference AAH004 by NVE, encapsulated in a housing of the MSOP8 type, supplied by that same company.
  • the member 74 comprises a Hall-effect sensor, a magneto-impedance sensor or any other sensor capable of detecting a magnetic field.

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